I agree one hundred percent that the process is mired in a ridiculous proceduralism with no regard for pragmatics of the sport (as if nfl touchdown reviews took two weeks!). I also think it's absurd that they want a more severe penalty when they are not contesting the accepted facts of the case. The accepted facts do not warrant a suspension. If they were contesting the facts, that would be another matter; as we've discussed here, there are elements of the case that could be questioned, but that's not what's happening. I'm pretty hard core on drug testing and was fine with Halep and Sharapova, but this is making me wonder if the ATP should look for a different drug testing system.
Late to this, but I’m not convinced the AO would be asteriskable if Sinner wins. The asterisk should be if he has benefited from a performance-enhancing drug. That he isn’t currently enhanced doesn’t seem to be in dispute.
I agree one hundred percent that the process is mired in a ridiculous proceduralism with no regard for pragmatics of the sport (as if nfl touchdown reviews took two weeks!). I also think it's absurd that they want a more severe penalty when they are not contesting the accepted facts of the case. The accepted facts do not warrant a suspension. If they were contesting the facts, that would be another matter; as we've discussed here, there are elements of the case that could be questioned, but that's not what's happening. I'm pretty hard core on drug testing and was fine with Halep and Sharapova, but this is making me wonder if the ATP should look for a different drug testing system.
Late to this, but I’m not convinced the AO would be asteriskable if Sinner wins. The asterisk should be if he has benefited from a performance-enhancing drug. That he isn’t currently enhanced doesn’t seem to be in dispute.
I would prefer a speedy handling of this as well, but the relevance of someone for the sport shouldn’t be a factor. According to Karen Moorhouse the ban is minimum a year: https://www.tennis365.com/tennis-news/jannik-sinner-facing-long-suspension-drug-test-appeal